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...former times it was possible to make a direct, vigorous complaint if things were not satisfactory, but now the duties of the officials are so strictly defined, that a man finds himself referred from one official to another until finally he often gives it all up in despair...
This evening the annual meeting of Co-operative Society will take place. It is a meeting of importance. Last year the college papers were flooded with complaints of the careless way in which the society was carried on, and individuals were harshly criticised who were not responsible. This year the society starts out under a different system, and so far has done a much larger business than it did last year. There is now a superintendent whose sole duty is to attend to the Society's interests, and from now on if anything is not satisfactory, he is the person...
...many complaints which have come to us, that it is now impossible to find a room at reasonable rates near the college yard appear to be without foundation. Such a complaint recently came to the ears of one of the officers of the University, and he, fearing that accommodations really were insufficient, started out in search of a room; without the least trouble he found a furnished lodging as good as the majority of the students occupy at less than two dollars a week. It is only necessary for men in want of a room to look about with...
...complaint published yesterday about the H. A. A. prizes is only one of many which have been received this year. We learn that the subject is being investigated by the management of the H. A. A. If it is found, as our correspondent stated, that suitable medals can be obtained at a lower price than is now paid for cups, or at the same price, the change will be made. It seems pertinent, however, to inquire into the causes of the "dissatisfaction" at the cups. The honor of winning an event ought to be the chief motive for inducing...
...winter of 1887-88, there was hardly an article of food at the Hall which did not cause complaint. The bread was half the time sour, and the water foul; the oatmeal and the vegetables were often so cooked as to be uneatable; the fish, poultry, chops, coffee, were positively bad. Very little order was kept during meals. The bill of fare was chosen by regular routine, so that you could predict every meal beforehand. And with all this, the price of board averaged $4.23 a week during the first two terms. This was the condition into which inefficient management...